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May 8, 2015

UNSC: Quick action to attribute blame for chlorine attacks in Syria

“A large majority of UN Security Council members support a US effort to create a way to attribute blame for chlorine attacks in Syria and are ready to move...

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May 8, 2015

UN chief slams Israeli plans to expand illegal settlements in Jerusalem

The United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon yesterday criticised the Israeli government’s plans to build 900 housing units in an East Jerusalem settlement, describing the move as illegal. “The secretary-general...

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May 8, 2015

HRW: Houthi attacks on civilians may constitute war crimes

Forces loyal to the Houthis attacked a number of civilians and detained them, in a move that could be a “war crime”, Human Rights Watch revealed yesterday. In a...

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May 8, 2015

Palestine PM denies halt in EU aid for Gaza staff

Palestinian Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah denied media reports claiming the European Union has stopped channelling money earmarked for Gaza employees and pensioners. Hamdallah told the Anadolu Agency, on the...

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May 8, 2015

84 Palestinian minors held in Israel’s Ofer Prison

Some 84 Palestinian minors are being held in Israel’s Ofer Prison has reached 84 children, 35 of whom were arrested in April. The Palestinian Prisoners’ Club quoted its representative...

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May 7, 2015

Netanyahu signs coalition deal with Jewish Home party

Israel’s right-wing Likud Party has signed a deal with the Jewish Home party, giving Prime Minister and Likud leader Benjamin Netanyahu the 61 Knesset seats needed to form the...

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May 7, 2015

Israel’s safety belt: the US Christian Right pushes new anti-BDS initiative

‘On April 21, Tennessee’s General Assembly formally condemned the Palestinian-led Boycott Divestment Sanctions (BDS) campaign, the first US state legislature to do so. Joint Resolution 170 was approved 93-1...

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May 7, 2015

Weeping over the unity of Iraq

A few days ago, the US House Committee on Armed Services passed a bill proposed by Congressman Mac Thornberry that granted $715 million in conditioned military aid to the...

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May 7, 2015

Yemen calls for UNSC-backed ground operation

In a letter to the UN Security Council, Yemeni Ambassador to the UN Khalid Al-Yamani urged the council to approve a ground operation in his country, mainly in Taiz...

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May 7, 2015

Algeria receives list of 1,500 ISIS fighters

Informed Algerian sources have revealed that the International Criminal Police Organisation, Interpol, presented Algeria with a list of 1,500 people believed to be Islamic State (ISIS) fighters of different...

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